Harvey, Illinois Citizens Continue to Protest Ongoing Corruption and Intimidation
A group of more than one hundred citizens in Harvey, Illinois, continued to build and put forth a bold public...
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Justice Department Announces Reforms at Bureau of Prisons to Reduce Recidivism and Promote Inmate Rehabilitation
The Department of Justice announced a series of reforms at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) designed to reduce recidivism...
Rep. Cedric Richmond Elected Next Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Cedric Richmond (LA-02) was elected chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for the 115th Congress....
Former Attorney General Janet Reno was “Undoubtedly Aware of her Historic Role”: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
Miami, United States Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at Memorial Service for Former Attorney General Janet Reno:...
Tent City Set to Bloom as Uptown Homeless Shelter Threatens Closure
City & State have failed to come up with funding to stop closure of shelter near Lake Shore Drive...
Clifford Law Offices Obtains $18.5 Million Settlement in Derailment Fire for Two Workers
Robert A. Clifford and Colin H. Dunn, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained an $18.5 million settlement on behalf of...
NAACP: The NAACP Resolutely Condemns President-Elect Trump’s Proposed Plans for a ‘Muslim Registry’
NAACP Statement on Proposed “Muslim Registry” BALTIMORE, MD – The following is a statement from Cornell William Brooks, President...
Building Contractor Company Executive Convicted of Theft from Labor Union, Unlawful Labor Payments, Fraud and Money Laundering
The owner and CEO of a Greenbelt, Maryland, building contracting company was convicted for stealing $1.7 million from Local 657...
Chicago Metro Unemployment Rate Rises
Manufacturing Loses Jobs in 12 of 14 Metro Areas CHICAGO, IL – Thirteen of (14) Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas...
New Chicago Muslim Healing & Organizing Collective to Support Communities Targeted by Mass Surveillance, Structural Violence and Culture of Anti-Muslimism
Collective of Muslim-identified women, femmes, and non-binary people of color aims to build and strengthen their own spaces for...
